I like my Braxton Culler sofa and loveseat made by North Carolina craftsmen, three years old and looking/sitting like new. The website has a store locator. I also loved my Mitchell Gold sofa, 22 years old with well-loved velvet upholstery, still looking pretty good and still providing comfortable seating. If you really want quality, your best best is buying American made brands, often sold only through established furniture retailers or “to the trade,” which means through an interior designer.

I don’t throw them around daily, but I have Contigo bottles with pop-up spouts from Costco, purchased in 2012, two of four still in daily use. Others lost not broken.